World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Earl Larry Wills
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cohoes, New York
Honored By
Dorothy, Carol Ann, Larry & Dorothy
Relationship
His Wife & Children
SERVED WITH THE FIRST DIVISION, 16TH INFANTRY MEDICAL BATTALION FROM 1939-1943 IN BOTH THE EUROPEAN AND AFRICAN THEATERS. AWARDED SILVER STAR FOR GALLANTRY IN ACTION IN SICILY JULY, 1943. REASSIGNED TO 42ND RAINBOW DIVISION AS ONE OF 14 MEDICAL DETACHMENT SPECIAL TROOPS, 122ND MEDICAL BATTALION 1943-1946 IN EUROPEAN THEATER IN GERMANY.